Walrus ivory necklace

Necklace

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
USA, AK
walrus tusk
overall: 13 in.

Necklace; Walrus ivory necklace; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); necklace, made from fossilized walrus ivory; 31 oval disc beads, with a screw clasp; size of beads gradually increases in size from clasp to bottom of necklace, and then decreases in size back towards clasp.


2005.34.201

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